Carnival
Карнавал
Synopsis
A young Russian girl is in love with show business and wants to leave her small town for Moscow and make it big in the big city. She encounters her long missing, remarried father and gets a boy friend who uses her and then leaves her.
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Irina Muravyova
Nina Solomatina
Yuriy Yakovlev
Mikhail Solomatin
Klara Luchko
Josephine Viktorovna
Aleksandr Abdulov
Nikita
Vera Vasileva
Nikita's mother
Aleksandr Mikhaylov
Remizov
Lidiya Smirnova
Chairman of the Commission
Valentina Titova
landlady
Yelena Tonunts
guest at the Nina's party
Inga Budkevich
Roman Monastyrsky
Dima
Alevtina Rumyantseva
mother of Nina
Ekaterina Zhemchuzhnaya
Karma
Zinaida Vorkul
Zinaida
Georgy Zhemchuzhny
Karma's husband
Elena Maksimova
visitor of the pawnshop
Olga Blok-Mirimskaya
femme fatale from the movie in the cinema
Vyacheslav Baranov
Zhenya
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Tatyana Lioznova
- Screenplay & Story
- Anna Rodionova, Robert Rozhdestvensky, Tatyana Lioznova, Vera Biryukova
- Original Score
- Maksim Dunaevskiy
- Original Title
- Карнавал
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 2h 31m
- Production Studios
- Gorky Film Studios
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Tatyana Lioznova
Anna Rodionova, Robert Rozhdestvensky, Tatyana Lioznova, Vera Biryukova
Maksim Dunaevskiy
Pyotr Kataev
Yelena Zabolotskaya
Georgiy Fedyanin
Department Leadership Roster
Tatyana Lioznova
Director
Anna Rodionova
Writer
Pyotr Kataev
Director of Photography
Vladimir Posternak
Production Design
Boris Dulenkov
Production Design
Yelena Zabolotskaya
Editor
Maksim Dunaevskiy
Original Music Composer
Mariam Bykhovskaya
Costume Design
Production Stills & Gallery
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Frequently Asked Questions About Carnival
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Carnival about?
A young Russian girl is in love with show business and wants to leave her small town for Moscow and make it big in the big city. She encounters her long missing, remarried father and gets a boy friend who uses her and then leaves her.
Who directed Carnival?
Carnival was directed by Tatyana Lioznova.
Who stars in Carnival?
The principal cast of Carnival includes Irina Muravyova, Yuriy Yakovlev, Klara Luchko, Aleksandr Abdulov, Vera Vasileva.
When was Carnival released and how long is it?
Carnival was released in 1981 with a total runtime of 2h 31m.
Who composed the musical score for Carnival?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Carnival was composed by Maksim Dunaevskiy.